Twelve years of anticipation will end on Saturday night when the Wallabies and British and Irish Lions face off in the first of three Test matches. Here is what you need to know about the first Test between the Wallabies and the British and Irish Lions.

Pete Samu has been prohibited from playing against the British and Irish Lions due to his lack of Super Rugby appearances. The 33-year-old flanker was named in the First Nations and Pasifika XV

Schmidt has opted to give 22-year-old Tom Lynagh his first Wallabies start which in itself gives the first Test a wonderful story to follow. Lynagh emulates his legendary father Michael, who played in all three Tests against the Lions in 1989 and was part of Australia’s Rugby World Cup-winning team of 1991, also at fly-half.